In a press conference, the local police chief noted that the public has been urged to avoid large gatherings due to the risk of spreading coronavirus.
Florida authorities have released footage showing thousands of people gathering for a block party on May 16 in Spring Hill, despite social-distancing guidelines warning against large gatherings.
"The behavior that occurred here overnight was dangerous, senseless, unacceptable, and an embarrassment to our community," Chitwood said in a statement posted online."None of it will deter law enforcement from coming back when we're needed." Story continuesFlorida is in the first of its three-phase reopening plan, as Insider's Haven Orecchio-Egresitz has reported, and has advised residents to avoid social gatherings of more than 10 people.
Seven people were arrested and two law enforcement officers were injuredThe event began as a block party to commemorate a resident who was murdered in 2008, but grew chaotic in the evening when the afterparty occurred, according to The West Volusia Beacon, which quoted several attendees who complained about the deputies' conduct.Another woman who spoke to the outlet questioned why the partygoers were not simply allowed to enjoy themselves that night.
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